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| McCafferty sues state to shave time off sentence |
| By nky.cincinnati.com |
| Published: 02/07/2014 |
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FORT THOMAS — The Kentucky Department of Corrections has reversed its decision, after being contacted by The Enquirer, not to shave time off Cheryl McCafferty’s sentence in exchange for work she has performed in prison. “Upon researching this issue, it has come to our attention that Cheryl McCafferty is eligible to receive Work for Time credit,” corrections spokesman Todd Henson wrote in an email. “The Department of Corrections is in the process of correcting this oversight and applying the time credits that she has earned.” The email was in response to The Enquirer’s request for comment on a lawsuit filed Jan. 13 on McCafferty’s behalf by the state’s public defenders in Campbell Circuit Court. The suit sought to force the corrections department to reduce her sentence for the work. Henson wrote in his email that it was not common for an inmate to file a lawsuit against the corrections department for denying an inmate’s request for their sentence to be shortened for work completed behind bars. Read More. |
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